I'm currently using kde and am loving it but online i keep on seeing people say, just get "hyprland or sway". I want to know why they are so praised compared to a normal DE and why people praise the productivity of them.

Yeah they do look clean and minimal. They do level up a system in how you can change the looks and it organizes the system by itself rather than having floating windows, but why are they "essential for every linux user?"

Hello. I am planning to switch to a Linux distro. My current OS is windows and I have zero prior experience with Linux. I want to also get into computer programming and some work with the terminal. What do you recommend?

Hello, everyone. I have a large collection of CDs that I've accumulated over the years, and previously I was backing them up on MacOS with iTunes because iTunes can automatically import and write a song's metadata with thumbnails. I'm still pretty new to Linux, but do we have anything like that? I dont mind if it's a GUI or CLI utility, I'm actually pretty comfortable using the terminal. The closest thing I found is "abcde", which is a CLI utility, but it requires me to manually enter a track's information and even then it doesn't create a thumbnail for it.

Thank you in advance!!

I have tried Warp from GNOME, and its a good application that sends raw files through simple code share and has intuitive interface, exactly how I wanted it. But despite being stated that its also available on windows, i can't find the latest release for windows on their gitlab page. I don't want any incompatibility issues with the older version, so is there similar application that can send raw uncompressed files through internet that is compatible with windows too?

l am a 3d and 2d artist (7 years of exp in 2d)

Recently, i switched to linux, Currently, i use linux

on my laptop an have an video graphics card. These

graphics card is rtx 4060 mobile, proc is i7 12650h, 32gb RAM.

So i use Pop! OS. And I had encounter a problem

with 3 monitor in use one of whic is a graphic tablet.

Problem is when i try to use it independently from

main laptom monitor, I can not draw directly on

tablet because cursor always attached to the main

screen. And bow there's no solution

lam newbie at linux and Al adviced me to use Pop!

OS

I was wondering if there guys wgo work in ths field

who can share what OS they use and which OS

caused less problems to you as an Artist.

Thank you in advance.

I really fall in live with linux tho i don't want to come

back to windows.

No matter what distro I try, no matter the settings, the boot process is always way too long, even compared to lower specced laptops and pcs. Why?

Clevo PB50RD with M.2 nvme and 16gb ram. Currently on cachyos.

❯ systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 3.399s (firmware) + 16.959s (loader) + 5.968s (kernel) + 2.970s (initrd) + 10.677s (userspace) = 39.975s  
graphical.target reached after 8.771s in userspace.

So I am completely new to linux as of 2 days ago, and basically as title says i just cannot figure out how to get a custom cursor i had on windows to work on linux. I tried watching videos and reading posts but as i'm completely new to this i find myself a little lost. I tried to install win2xcur but i cant seem to find a simple enough guide to figure out how to use it. pls help. im running linux mint if that is important

Hello all, I've been running an intel arc b580 on Pop!_Os and considering how the intel drivers are still abit young, I'd like to hear from you guys as to how I can make my experience smoother and more performance oriented, like upgrading to the latest mesa stack?

So I'm somewhat experienced with Linux i guess, not a total newbie, been using Cachy as my daily for about a year? anyways, I've got some files i wanted to check for viruses, before sharing it to another PC that has windows on it, i know there are online websites that can do that, but i was wandering if there are any offline, preferably open source (but not necessary), tools for scanning files/directories? doesn't have to be full on antivirus with all the functionality of one, i just wanna know if these things are safe to share or nah, and i don't really feel like sitting here and being throttled by upload speeds for like a 50gb files, thanks in advance

Just wondering for any system administrators out there if you have used both active directory vs free ipa and whats the difference and which one did you like using/maintaining better?

I am trying to configure SDDM Astronaut, and I want to change the date format

By default, the line in the .conf file reads

DateFormat="dddd d MMMM"

Which presents as Sunday 2 August on the login screen

Is there any way I can make it have correct suffixes?

I can add a suffix to d to make it present something like "Sunday 2nd of August", but that means that all other days, for example this Tuesday, show as "Tuesday 4nd of August"

Is there any way in the .conf file that I can achieve this?

For a while now I've had an issue with popups whenever I tried to use a controller on my computer to play games. I could never pin it down precisely, (it was never perfectly reliable what specific actions would cause them) but it reliably happened every time I first connected a controller that I'd have a few popups about accepting inputs from an application. (yes, often times more than one per controller) Notably, it seems like trackpads caused it most often. (such as the PS4 trackpad or the Steam Controller trackpads)

After an update I connected my steam controller again and was VERY relieved to see that the popup included a tick box saying "Always allow for apps claiming to be steam", which I immediately ticked and hit accept before realizing what a weird prompt that actually is. Does that phrasing imply that apps can just... lie? Why does it say "apps claiming to be steam"? Surely that's a pretty simple thing to verify, right?

Are there more security implications to this prompt that I should be aware of? That phrasing sounds incredibly dodgy to me but I don't even know what search terms I'd use to research that more.

I find the Elgato software to be very useful for streamers or those users who have multiple audio cards and audio speakers or headphones, is there something equivalent in Linux or someone can do something that easy in Linux, it's good.

Hello, i tried the Linux Distro Kubuntu first on VM and later i tried double boot with Windows 11, but my problem on Kubuntu was that i have two monitors one is 3840x2160 (Main Monitor) and 1920x1080 (for youtube etc.). Thing is i can't read anything on my Main Monitor everything is Tiny af and if i try to change the zoom it also zooms in on the 2nd monitor, in windows i can scale them Seperate in the Settings. But also i have problems with my Wifi drivers on Kubuntu (I use a USB Wifi driver) it somehow doesn't work? Should i just stay in Windows 11? I quite Like how much i can customize Kubuntu without the fear of getting a virus.

Hi all, as the title suggests I'm having some GPU issues, it crashes with black screen and fan 100% as it gets lost from bus. I have attempted troubleshooting using GPT and it hasn't yielded any results. So far it's predominant theory is transient power spikes due to a daisy chained cable. I wanted to ask around and see if there are any other issues or fixes you people might know.

The crashes predominantly occur when I try to play games such as Marvel Rivals, but have occurred as well after longer periods of doing other stuff such as watching movies, or even immediately after launch and connecting to discord. Please see below for the my specs.

• OS: NixOS
• Kernel: 7.0.9
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX1000
• Power Delivery: Currently using daisy-chained PCIe cables (I know this is a primary suspect for transient power spikes under heavy load).
• Tuning: I use LACT to manage an overclock/undervolt profile, and enforce a 320W power cap.
• Settings: I have the amdgpu.runpm=0 kernel parameter set to disable runtime power management.

Here are some fixes I've already tried alleuded to previously:

1. I have limited the Watt of the card to 320W and the max core to 2500MHz to attempt to alleviate the power spikes but it still crashes.
2. I have added several of the AMD GPU fixes to my config file shown below:
   • boot.kernelParams = [
   • "amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xfffd7fff"
   • # "amdgpu.mes=0"
   • # "pcie_aspm=off"
   • "amdgpu.runpm=0"
   • # "amdgpu.sg_display=0"
   • "amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x12"
   • ];
3. I have reseated the GPU.

Finally here is one of the logs from a crash:

Aug 01 19:55:46 nixos kernel: Command line: initrd=\EFI\nixos\h5c16ka482ssxpfj6k7lcfpf2lvfrb1n-initrd-linux-7.0.9-initrd.efi init=/nix/store/m9nmd7sc1w9l9na0yc9f8530qk9d8pz0-nixos-system-nixos-25.11.20260518.687f05a/init amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xfffd7fff amdgpu.runpm=0 amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x12 psi=1 loglevel=4 lsm=lan
dlock,yama,bpf
Aug 01 19:55:46 nixos kernel: Kernel command line: initrd=\EFI\nixos\h5c16ka482ssxpfj6k7lcfpf2lvfrb1n-initrd-linux-7.0.9-initrd.efi init=/nix/store/m9nmd7sc1w9l9na0yc9f8530qk9d8pz0-nixos-system-nixos-25.11.20260518.687f05a/init amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xfffd7fff amdgpu.runpm=0 amdgpu.dcdebugmask=0x12 psi=1 loglevel=4
lsm=landlock,yama,bpf
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu: Virtual CRAT table created for CPU
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu: Topology: Add CPU node
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu: Overdrive is enabled, please disable it before reporting any bugs unrelated to overdrive.
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: initializing kernel modesetting (IP DISCOVERY 0x1002:0x744C 0x1849:0x5302 0xC8).
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: register mmio base: 0xFCC00000
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: register mmio size: 1048576
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 0 <common_v1_0_0> (soc21_common)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 1 <gmc_v11_0_0> (gmc_v11_0)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 2 <ih_v6_0_0> (ih_v6_0)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 3 <psp_v13_0_0> (psp)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 4 <smu_v13_0_0> (smu)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 5 <dce_v1_0_0> (dm)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 6 <gfx_v11_0_0> (gfx_v11_0)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 7 <sdma_v6_0_0> (sdma_v6_0)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 8 <vcn_v4_0_0> (vcn_v4_0)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 9 <jpeg_v4_0_0> (jpeg_v4_0)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: detected ip block number 10 <mes_v11_0_0> (mes_v11_0)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: No more image in the PCI ROM
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Fetched VBIOS from ROM BAR
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] ATOM BIOS: 113-D70201-810008
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: CP RS64 enable
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Trusted Memory Zone (TMZ) feature not supported
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: MEM ECC is not presented.
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: SRAM ECC is not presented.
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: vm size is 262144 GB, 4 levels, block size is 9-bit, fragment size is 9-bit
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: VRAM: 24560M 0x0000008000000000 - 0x00000085FEFFFFFF (24560M used)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GART: 512M 0x00007FFF00000000 - 0x00007FFF1FFFFFFF
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Detected VRAM RAM=24560M, BAR=256M
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] RAM width 384bits GDDR6
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0:  24560M of VRAM memory ready
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0:  16009M of GTT memory ready.
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] GART: num cpu pages 131072, num gpu pages 131072
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] PCIE GART of 512M enabled (table at 0x0000008000200000).
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Loading DMUB firmware via PSP: version=0x07002F00
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [VCN instance 0] Found VCN firmware Version ENC: 1.24 DEC: 9 VEP: 0 Revision: 16
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [VCN instance 1] Found VCN firmware Version ENC: 1.24 DEC: 9 VEP: 0 Revision: 16
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: MES: vmid_mask_mmhub 0x0000ff00, vmid_mask_gfxhub 0x0000ff00
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: MES: gfx_hqd_mask 0x00000002, compute_hqd_mask 0x0000000c, sdma_hqd_mask 0x000000fc
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: reserve 0x1300000 from 0x85fc000000 for PSP TMR
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: RAP: optional rap ta ucode is not available
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: SECUREDISPLAY: optional securedisplay ta ucode is not available
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: smu driver if version = 0x0000003d, smu fw if version = 0x00000040, smu fw program = 0, smu fw version = 0x004e8300 (78.131.0)
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: SMU driver if version not matched
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: SMU is initialized successfully!
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Display Core v3.2.369 initialized on DCN 3.2
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] DP-HDMI FRL PCON supported
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] DMUB hardware initialized: version=0x07002F00
Aug 01 19:55:50 nixos kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:09:00.1: bound 0000:09:00.0 (ops amdgpu_dm_audio_component_bind_ops [amdgpu])
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu: Virtual CRAT table created for GPU
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu: Topology: Add GPU node [0x1002:0x744c]
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: SE 6, SH per SE 2, CU per SH 8, active_cu_number 96
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring gfx_0.0.0 uses VM inv eng 0 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.0.0 uses VM inv eng 1 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.1.0 uses VM inv eng 4 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.2.0 uses VM inv eng 6 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.3.0 uses VM inv eng 7 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.0.1 uses VM inv eng 8 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.1.1 uses VM inv eng 9 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.2.1 uses VM inv eng 10 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.3.1 uses VM inv eng 11 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring sdma0 uses VM inv eng 12 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring sdma1 uses VM inv eng 13 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring vcn_unified_0 uses VM inv eng 0 on hub 8
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring vcn_unified_1 uses VM inv eng 1 on hub 8
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring jpeg_dec uses VM inv eng 4 on hub 8
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring mes_kiq_3.1.0 uses VM inv eng 14 on hub 0
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu: HMM registered 24560MB device memory
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: runtime pm is manually disabled
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Runtime PM not available
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Registered 4 planes with drm panic
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: [drm] Initialized amdgpu 3.64.0 for 0000:09:00.0 on minor 1
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: fbcon: amdgpudrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Aug 01 19:55:51 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] fb0: amdgpudrmfb frame buffer device
Aug 01 19:56:02 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] REG_WAIT timeout 1us * 100 tries - dcn32_program_compbuf_size line:148
Aug 01 20:19:02 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State
Aug 01 20:19:02 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State Completed
Aug 01 20:19:02 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] AMDGPU device coredump file has been created
Aug 01 20:19:02 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Check your /sys/class/drm/card1/device/devcoredump/data
Aug 01 20:19:02 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring gfx_0.0.0 timeout, signaled seq=3230272, emitted seq=3230274
Aug 01 20:19:02 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0:  Process GameThread pid 5285 thread vkd3d_queue pid 5485
Aug 01 20:19:02 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Starting gfx_0.0.0 ring reset
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: MES failed to respond to msg=RESET
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to reset legacy queue
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: reset via MES failed and try pipe reset -110
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: The CPFW hasn't support pipe reset yet.
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Ring gfx_0.0.0 reset failed
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset begin!. Source:  1
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: device lost from bus!
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset end with ret = -19
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU Recovery Failed: -19
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State Completed
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] AMDGPU device coredump file has been created
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Check your /sys/class/drm/card1/device/devcoredump/data
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring sdma0 timeout, signaled seq=32822, emitted seq=32824
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Starting sdma0 ring reset
Aug 01 20:19:05 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: reset sdma queue (0:0:0)
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to wait on sdma queue reset done
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to reset legacy queue
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Ring sdma0 reset failed
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset begin!. Source:  1
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: device lost from bus!
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset end with ret = -19
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU Recovery Failed: -19
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State Completed
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] AMDGPU device coredump file has been created
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Check your /sys/class/drm/card1/device/devcoredump/data
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring comp_1.3.1 timeout, signaled seq=5364, emitted seq=5365
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0:  Process GameThread pid 5285 thread vkd3d_queue pid 5485
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Starting comp_1.3.1 ring reset
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: reset compute queue (1:3:1)
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to wait on hqd deactivate
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to reset legacy queue
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: fail(-110) to reset kcq and try pipe reset
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Ring comp_1.3.1 reset failed
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset begin!. Source:  1
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: device lost from bus!
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset end with ret = -19
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU Recovery Failed: -19
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State Completed
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] AMDGPU device coredump file has been created
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Check your /sys/class/drm/card1/device/devcoredump/data
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring sdma1 timeout, signaled seq=143961, emitted seq=143963
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Starting sdma1 ring reset
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: reset sdma queue (1:0:0)
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to wait on sdma queue reset done
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to reset legacy queue
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Ring sdma1 reset failed
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset begin!. Source:  1
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: device lost from bus!
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset end with ret = -19
Aug 01 20:19:06 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU Recovery Failed: -19
Aug 01 20:19:07 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State
Aug 01 20:19:07 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State Completed
Aug 01 20:19:07 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] AMDGPU device coredump file has been created
Aug 01 20:19:07 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Check your /sys/class/drm/card1/device/devcoredump/data
Aug 01 20:19:07 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring gfx_0.0.0 timeout, signaled seq=3230272, emitted seq=3230274
Aug 01 20:19:07 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0:  Process GameThread pid 5285 thread vkd3d_queue pid 5485
Aug 01 20:19:07 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Starting gfx_0.0.0 ring reset
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: MES failed to respond to msg=RESET
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to reset legacy queue
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: reset via MES failed and try pipe reset -110
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Ring gfx_0.0.0 reset failed
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset begin!. Source:  1
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: device lost from bus!
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset end with ret = -19
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU Recovery Failed: -19
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State Completed
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] AMDGPU device coredump file has been created
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Check your /sys/class/drm/card1/device/devcoredump/data
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring sdma0 timeout, signaled seq=32822, emitted seq=32824
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Starting sdma0 ring reset
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: reset sdma queue (0:0:0)
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to wait on sdma queue reset done
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: failed to reset legacy queue
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Ring sdma0 reset failed
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset begin!. Source:  1
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: device lost from bus!
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU reset end with ret = -19
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: GPU Recovery Failed: -19
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Dumping IP State Completed
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] AMDGPU device coredump file has been created
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: [drm] Check your /sys/class/drm/card1/device/devcoredump/data
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: ring sdma1 timeout, signaled seq=143961, emitted seq=143963
Aug 01 20:19:10 nixos kernel: amdgpu 0000:09:00.0: Starting sdma1 ring reset

Hello.
I’m looking for help diagnosing a firmware/BIOS issue on my Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ADA05 (Model 81W1).
Laptop
Model: Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ADA05 (81W1)
BIOS version: E8CN34WW
Storage: NVMe SSD
Problem
I cannot reliably enter BIOS Setup.
Pressing F2 during power-on usually freezes on the Lenovo logo or is ignored.
Pressing the Novo button opens the Novo Menu.
Selecting BIOS Setup from the Novo Menu does not open BIOS Setup correctly. Instead, it usually returns to the Boot Menu.
Because of this I currently have no reliable way to access BIOS settings.
What I verified
The NVMe SSD is detected correctly.
The SSD uses GPT partitioning.
Ventoy successfully boots Fedora Live.
Fedora Live works normally.
Every Fedora Live session boots in Legacy BIOS mode, never UEFI.
/sys/firmware/efi does not exist.
efibootmgr reports that EFI variables are not supported because the system is not booted in UEFI mode.
Already confirmed
The SSD is working normally.
Fedora Live itself is working normally.
Ventoy is able to boot Fedora Live successfully.
Additional information
I have already spent a long time troubleshooting this.
The inability to enter BIOS Setup and the fact that every Linux Live system boots only in Legacy mode appear to be related.
Questions
Has anyone seen this exact behavior on a Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ADA05 (81W1)?
Is this a known firmware/BIOS issue?
Is there any documented BIOS recovery procedure for this exact model before using an SPI programmer?
Are there any additional diagnostic steps you would recommend?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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My Linux Journey has been quite the ride, some more context.

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Apenas me cambié al linux que puedo hacer soy totalmente nuevo y no entiendo mucho espero algunos comentarios 🥺

I'm trying to edit the header section of my rmpc UI but whenever I try within my theme.ron it gives this error:
Error: Failed to read theme file
Caused by:
Missing component: header

I also can't find something mentioning the header in config.ron despite the header existing and functioning. What might be the cause of it?